1. Frank Rich: GOP Shamed Out of Guns FilibusterEven if background checks pass, it will be a small step forward for gun control.
    By Frank Rich
  2. the national interest
    Rand Paul, at Howard University, Pretends He Favored Civil Rights Act [Updated]We have this thing called “Google,” Senator.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. Why Huma Abedin Should Run for MayorAnthony Weiner’s comeback profile in the New York Times Magazine has us convinced.
    By Dan Amira
  4. Is Anthony Weiner Running for Mayor, or Himself?The probable candidate’s new interview is long on self-analysis and short on why people should vote for him.
    By Chris Smith
  5. early and awkward
    10 Moments of Self-Reflection From Anthony Weiner and Huma AbedinThe comeback is really upon us.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. politics
    Bloomberg-Backed Chicago Democrat Is Headed to the HouseRobin Kelly is replacing Jesse Jackson Jr.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. immigration reform
    Senate to Unveil Its Immigration Plan This WeekThey’ll have weeks to fight about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. weiners
    The Anthony Weiner Comeback Campaign ContinuesHe’s polling and doing a major interview.
    By Dan Amira
  10. newtown massacre
    Senator James Inhofe Suggests Newtown Families Can’t Think for Themselves“I think it’s so unfair of the administration to hurt these families.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. Your Joke About Knife Control Is StupidFourteen people were stabbed at a Texas college today. Knife jokes!
    By Dan Amira
  12. early and often
    Sean Eldridge Has a Friend in Andrew CuomoThe congressional hopeful is shoring up important support.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. the national interest
    The Real Michael Kelly, Ten Years OnA legendary journalist and his war.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal: Stupid, Party of OneEvery four years, Bobby Jindal implodes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. early and awkward
    Jay-Z Has 99 Problems and Marco Rubio Is One of the Aforementioned ProblemsMarco Rubio is not letting this Cuba trip go. 
    By Dan Amira
  16. early and awkward
    Mitch McConnell Had a Brutal Ashley Judd PlanA published recording details his “Whac-A-Mole” strategy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. twitter
    Watch Stephen Colbert Force Bill Clinton to Join TwitterUnder the name @PrezBillyJeff.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  18. gun control
    Bloomberg Copies the NRA, Gives Lawmakers His Own Grades on Gun ControlTaking a cue from his nemesis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. equal rites
    Mary Landrieu Supports Gay Marriage in the Only Way That MattersShe supports it personally.
    By Dan Amira
  20. the most important people in the world
    Jay-Z and Beyoncé Were Allowed to Go to CubaPhew.
    By Dan Amira
  21. the national interest
    No, Maureen Dowd Is Not the Same As ObamaBirds do it. Bees do it. Why can’t presidents do it? Because:
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. margaret thatcher
    The Best Time Margaret Thatcher ‘Died’It was actually a cat named Thatcher.
    By Dan Amira
  23. people who are not alive
    10 Very Sexist Things People Said To or About Margaret ThatcherShe put up with a lot of garbage.
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Max Baucus Is Making BankA Democratic senator looks to restore trust in government raise a boatload of cash.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. gun control
    Gun-Control Advocates Say the Senate Bill Isn’t Dead YetThere may be a new deal on background checks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. early and awkward
    Paul Ryan Is Also ‘Hooked’ on Downton Abbey“Best TV I have watched in a long time.”
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and awkward
    Obama Apologized to ‘Good-Looking’ Kamala HarrisThe president “fully recognizes the challenges women continue to face in the workplace.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. mea culpas
    Ben Carson Apologizes to Johns Hopkins CommunityHe was also admonished by the dean of the medical faculty.
    By Dan Amira
  29. equal rites
    Breaking Down the Gay-Marriage Holdout Final FourIt’s been a crazy month.
    By Dan Amira and Jonathan Chait
  30. early and awkward
    President Obama Routinely Calls Important, Accomplished Men ‘Good-Looking’Why this matters, but only a little.
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Obama: I’ll Still Cut Retirement ProgramsThe president’s official budget, and latest attempt at a grand bargain, is a baffling strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. crimes and misdemeanors
    How to Buy a Law in New York PoliticsThe latest local pol arrested followed the script of political thrillers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. bqhatever
    Scott Brown Might Be Addicted to Running for SenateHe tried to quit, but now he’s eyeing a New Hampshire bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. gun control
    GOP Senators Pressured to Join Gun FilibusterTom Coburn is resisting, for now.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. roger ebert
    The Political Writings of Roger EbertThe late film critic was an equally impassioned political commentator.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. the national interest
    Obama in Need of Gender-Sensitivity TrainingKamala Harris is “by far, the best looking attorney general”? Seriously?
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Stays Up Late Into the Night Watching Downton Abbey“One night last week we were up until two in the morning.”
    By Dan Amira
  38. dear leader
    Hackers Post Photo of Kim Jong Un As Pig-ManKim Jong Un as a pig-man.
    By Dan Amira
  39. Every Objection to Expanding Background Checks, DebunkedThere are zero good reasons not to expand background checks.
    By Dan Amira
  40. the national interest
    Siren: Eric Cantor Will Consider Higher Taxes [Updated]Is this some other guy named “Eric Cantor”?
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. equal rites
    Ronald Reagan Is the Latest Republican to Support Gay MarriageAccording to his daughter, Patti Davis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. 2016
    Hillary Clinton Got a Book DealImagine that.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. gun control
    Post-Newtown, States Passed More Gun-Rights Laws, Not RestrictionsA backlash to the federal law that might not happen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. the sequester
    President Obama Is Taking a Pay CutBecause of the sequester.
    By Dan Amira
  45. the national interest
    Pretend GOP Urged to Adopt Imaginary Health PlanA hardheaded analysis.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. joetorious
    Joe Biden Zoning OutAnd what he’s thinking about when he does it.
    By Dan Amira
  47. other states’ embarrassments
    North Carolina Lawmakers Would Like to Establish an Official ReligionThis is unconstitutional.
    By Dan Amira
  48. international intrigue
    Anonymous Tells Kim Jong Un to Step DownIt stole some passwords, if that helps.
    By Dan Amira
  49. campaign cash
    Obama Continues Fund-raising, Though He’s Never Running AgainHopefully he enjoyed that five-month break.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Sanford Wins S.C. GOP Primary, Will Face ColbertGuaranteed to be somewhat more amusing than your average special election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. Asa Hutchinson, Leader of NRA Task Force, Supports Expanding Background ChecksNRA says he doesn’t speak for the group.
    By Dan Amira
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